The littoral combat ship Fort Worth, launched in 2010, was among a multiship contract awarded to Marinette Marine Corp.

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Donovan Slack
Gannett Wisconsin Media Washington bureau

The funding fight for Navy combat ships built in Wisconsin is set to hit the Senate this week, and Sen. Tammy Baldwin is primed for battle.

She has been meeting with officials at the Pentagon and senators in charge of vetting military spending legislation. On Monday, she is firing off a letter to the Senate Armed Services Committee arguing that the Navy should be allowed to buy at least two littoral combat ships that would be built by Marinette Marine.

In the House, lawmakers authorized funding for only one Marinette ship, plus money to start a second. If the Senate goes that route, Baldwin says ...